Vavaalrav

Vavaalrav

(Deity)

Titles

The Steeple's Skull

Realm

Wailing Tor, Eight Courts, Boneyard

Alignment

Neutral

Areas of Concern

Gargoyles
Holy ground
Rest

Worshipers

Architects, gargoyles, groundskeepers, masons, mortuary workers

Edicts

Create and erect grave markers, lay bodies to rest, protect graveyards and sacred grounds from despoilment and supernatural threats

Anathema

Treat gravesites irreverently, allow others to despoil the dead or rob a grave, create undead, desecrate a corpse

Follower Alignments (1E)

LG	NG	CG
LN	N	CN
LE	NE	CE

Domains (1E)

Darkness, Earth, Protection, Repose

Sanctification (2E)

None

Domains (2E)

Darkness, protection, repose, vigil
Alternate: Earth, family

Favored Weapon

Shortbow

Symbol

Vertical line with a horizontal crossbar near the top and a circle around the overlap

Sacred Animal

Hound

Sacred Colors

Gray

Images of Vavaalrav

Source: Concordance of Rivals, pg(s). 20 (1E)
Divine Mysteries, pg(s). 217, 316–317 (2E)

The religious symbol, sacred animal, and sacred color for this deity are listed exclusively in the Divine Mysteries Web Supplement.

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Vavaalrav is a psychopomp usher who serves as the architect of the Boneyard and protector of sacred sites.

Home

Vavaalrav's home is the Wailing Tor, a steepled tower in the middle of the Eight Courts.

Appearance

Vavaalrav is a skeletal grey figure clad in a breastplate, robe, and a delicate silk veil covering the top of his head. His wings are made of stone, and he has three eyes on his right hand; it is unknown if there are any on his face.

Cults

Vavaalrav's religious symbol is often carved into tombs or used as a model for headstones to help ward off any who would disturb the dead. Gargoyles who live in temples and tombs usually, at a minimum, pay lip service to him. A clan of marble-skinned gargoyles that claim to be descended from ancient worshippers of Vavaalrav still inhabit the Ruins of Nebrindae on the Elemental Plane of Air.

References

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